In keeping with the MACC’s dedication to supporting the victims of the wildfires, patrons for this concert are asked to bring non-perishable items for the Maui Food Bank.

Ride a new wave of storytelling at the Best of the Wailuku Film Festival. Following four days of screenings, panels, and events throughout historic Wailuku Town, the inaugural festival concludes with encore presentations of the films audiences and jurors connected with most deeply. At 3 PM, experience an encore screening of Lāhainā Rising, recipient of the Jury Award for Best Hawaiʻi Feature, alongside the Audience Choice Award winner for Best Hawaiʻi Short. At 6 PM, the Audience Choice winners for Best Watersports Short and Feature Film, SURFILMUSIC, return to the big screen.

Celebrate film as a bridge between cultures, a catalyst for conversation, and an unforgettable cinematic experience featuring the stories audiences can’t stop talking about while meeting the filmmakers behind these electrifying works.

• 3:00 PM 1st Screening

Best of HAWAII:

Audience-Choice Short Film

Jury Selected Feature LAHAINA RISING 

with Q&A to follow in the Yokouchi Courtyard

Additional info on Lāhainā Rising: Award-winning documentary Lāhainā Rising is a searing yet hopeful film created by Maui residents and generational families of Lāhainā, chronicling the devastating August 8, 2023 wildfire that destroyed the historic town in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Through firsthand accounts, archival footage, and real-time documentation from inside the fire, the film captures the chaos, loss, and heroic efforts to save lives as more than 13,000 residents were displaced.

Rooted in deep cultural and historical context, Lāhainā Rising explores the systemic forces that left the community vulnerable while honoring the resilience and unity that emerged in the aftermath. Centering local voices and lived experiences, the film is both a powerful reckoning with loss and a moving testament to the enduring spirit of a community fighting to protect its people, history, and future.

More info HERE

• 6:00 PM 2nd Screening

Best of WATERSPORTS: 

Audience-Choice Short Film

Audience-Choice Feature SURFILMUSIC 

with Q&A to follow in the Castle Theater

Additional info on SURFILMUSIC:  SURFILMUSIC is a new documentary chronicling Jack Johnson’s evolution from surfer to filmmaker to world-renowned musician. The film traces how Johnson’s early years making surf films with close friends became a foundation for a much broader creative life, capturing moments in and out of the water that later surfaced in his songwriting. Blending rare footage from those formative surf films and Johnson's personal and family archives with present-day reflections, the film weaves together how lived experience, friendship, and exploration shaped the sound and stories behind the music. Directed by Emmett Malloy, featuring Jack Johnson, Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Gerry Lopez, Chris Malloy, G. Love, Ben Harper, John Florence, Emmett Malloy, Kim Johnson, and more, with a beautiful score by Jack Johnson and Hermanos Gutiérrez. In loving memory of Tamayo Perry.

Food & Beverages will be available for purchase in the Yokouchi Pavilion from 2 pm - 6 pm, plus live music by Halemanu.

For more information visit WailukuFilm.com

Wailuku Film Festival is made possible with support of the Maui Film Office and the County of Maui.

Food & Beverages will be available for purchase in the Yokouchi Pavilion from 2 pm.

Click HERE for the menu.